10 months agoLos Angeles Chargers running back
Joshua Kelley got five carries in a Week 15 loss to the Las Vegas Raiders. Kelley ran the ball five times, gaining 22 yards but losing a fumble. He ended up with the same number of carries as "starter"
Austin Ekeler, but third-string running back
Isaiah Spiller led the backfield in carries with 16 and yards with 50. It was a mess of a game that ended up as a 63-21 Chargers loss. Kelley won't be much of a fantasy option going forward in what could be the worst offensive team in the National Football League.
--David A Marcillo - RotoBallerSource: ESPN.com
10 months agoLos Angeles Chargers running back
Isaiah Spiller led the Chargers backfield in a Week 15 annihilation by the Las Vegas Raiders. Spiller ran the ball 16 times for 50 yards, leading the team in both carries and yards. He was not targeted in the passing game. In a game that the Chargers were essentially losing from kickoff, Spiller's 16 carries were more than the 10 that
Joshua Kelley and
Austin Ekeler combined for. With nothing left to play for and possibly the worst offense in the NFL, the Chargers could see what Spiller can do in the final three games. He won't be much of a fantasy option, though.
--David A Marcillo - RotoBallerSource: ESPN.com
10 months agoLos Angeles Chargers running back
Austin Ekeler did next to nothing in a 63-21 loss to the Las Vegas Raiders. Ekeler ran the ball just five times, gaining nine yards total. He was targeted six times, making four catches for 29 yards. The highlight of the night for Ekeler was a first down gain, where he celebrated while the scoreboard said 63-7. It was a rough night for everyone in a Chargers uniform, and with the way things are going, Ekeler is unlikely to be more than an RB3 for the rest of the season.
--David A Marcillo - RotoBallerSource: ESPN.com
10 months agoLos Angeles Chargers quarterback
Easton Stick played in an NFL game that ended with a 63-21 score on Thursday. Stick attempted 32 passes, completing 23 of them for 257 yards, three touchdowns, one interception, and two lost fumbles. He also took three sacks, losing 23 yards. It was the epitome of a quarterback performance that was decent in fantasy but awful on the field. The Chargers offense looked completely helpless all night, and none of their players besides maybe
Keenan Allen (if he gets healthy) will be fantasy relevant for the remainder of the season.
--David A Marcillo - RotoBallerSource: ESPN.com
10 months agoLos Angeles Chargers tight end
Donald Parham Jr. (shoulder) is not active for Thursday night's battle against the division-rival Las Vegas Raiders. Parham put in some limited practices on a short week but will ultimately not play after receiving a questionable tag in Week 15. At best, the 26-year-old has a been a touchdown-dependent TE2 with a low ceiling and low floor in fantasy football, even with
Gerald Everett injured. Parham has 22 catches for 202 yards and four touchdowns in 13 games in 2023. Everett is going to have a bigger role in the Chargers offense this week with target-hog receiver
Keenan Allen (heel) out. However, Everett will still be only a TE2 streamer in deeper leagues with quarterback
Easton Stick making his first career start and in primetime.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: The Athletic - Daniel Popper
10 months agoLos Angeles Chargers wide receiver
Joshua Palmer (knee) was activated from Injured Reserve and will play in Week 15 against the Las Vegas Raiders. Palmer, if he's at full speed, could have a bigger role than expected on Thursday Night Football with
Keenan Allen (heel) forced to miss the game. The Chargers passing game is likely to struggle in general, with Allen out and
Easton Stick starting at quarterback in place of the injured
Justin Herbert (finger), but Palmer could end up as the closest thing to a target hog on Thursday evening. With most leagues in the fantasy playoffs, Palmer is likely too risky to trust in starting lineups, but there's certainly some upside there if things go well for the Bolts.
--David A Marcillo - RotoBallerSource: RotoBaller
10 months agoLos Angeles Chargers tight end
Donald Parham Jr. (shoulder) is questionable ahead of Thursday's meeting with the Raiders. The 26-year-old has been listed as a non-participant at practice all week, although it's hard to gauge how severe his injury is. Nonetheless, with
Keenan Allen (heel) ruled out, Parham could see a few extra throws in his direction if he manages to shed his injury designation. But if he isn't on the field in Week 15, that should mean more targets for
Gerald Everett.
--Dennis Clausen - RotoBallerSource: Los Angeles Chargers
10 months agoLos Angeles Chargers wide receiver
Keenan Allen (heel) won't play in Thursday's game against the Raiders.
Justin Herbert (finger) is already done for the year. Unfortunately, the team will now enter the AFC West showdown without their top pass-catcher. It's a tough break for the 31-year-old, who's arguably had the best season of his career, amassing 108 catches for 1,243 yards and seven touchdowns. But now
Easton Stick will need another receiving option, with
Joshua Palmer,
Quentin Johnston, and
Gerald Everett (in that order) the favorites to benefit from Allen's absence. At the same time,
Austin Ekeler should see more targets out of the backfield.
--Dennis Clausen - RotoBallerSource: Los Angeles Chargers
10 months agoLos Angeles Chargers tight end
Gerald Everett (hip) is off the injury report and good to go for Thursday night's Week 15 game against the Las Vegas Raiders. Everett was limited in practice earlier in the week, but he was able to practice in full on Wednesday and will go into the game with no injury designation. With
Keenan Allen (heel) ruled out, there may be a few more targets heading Everett's way, although they'll be thrown by backup quarterback
Easton Stick, leaving Everett as a TE2 at best.
--David A Marcillo - RotoBallerSource: RotoBaller
10 months agoThe Los Angeles Chargers defense is a risky fantasy option in Week 15 despite a good matchup against the Las Vegas Raiders. While the Raiders offense doesn't strike fear into the heart of any opposing defenses, the Chargers have struggled on defense lately outside of a strong game against the Patriots in Week 13. With
Easton Stick now leading the offense in place of an injured
Justin Herbert (finger), we could see a lot of the Chargers defense on the field. There's some sort of upside here, but a very low floor, leaving most fantasy managers likely to find better options on their waiver wires.
--David A Marcillo - RotoBallerSource: RotoBaller
10 months agoLos Angeles Chargers wide receiver
Jalen Guyton could see his role expand a bit in a Week 15 game against the Las Vegas Raiders. With
Keenan Allen (heel) questionable at best after being listed as "DNP" on two straight practices to start the week, Guyton may end up as the second option in the passing game behind struggling rookie
Quentin Johnston. Still, with
Easton Stick set to start in place of
Justin Herbert (finger), there's not much hope for a big fantasy performance. Guyton has not had a multi-catch game since Week 10 and has put up three straight weeks scoring one fantasy point per week. He's got the speed to crank out a long touchdown at any point, but fantasy managers can likely find safer choices and higher-upside ones on most waiver wires.
--David A Marcillo - RotoBallerSource: RotoBaller
10 months agoLos Angeles Chargers kicker
Cameron Dicker isn't a great fantasy option in a Week 15 game against the Las Vegas Raiders. Dicker has been excellent all season, missing only one field goal way back in Week 3. The issue with "Dicker the Kicker" is that he's going to be playing on an offense that is sure to struggle with
Easton Stick under center taking the place of an injured
Justin Herbert (finger). With the Chargers likely to struggle to do anything offensively, there's not much likelihood that Dicker will be called upon to kick all that often. He's been solid all season, but he may need to find his way back to most fantasy waiver wires at this point.
--David A Marcillo - RotoBallerSource: RotoBaller
10 months agoLos Angeles Chargers rookie wide receiver
Quentin Johnston is a risky fantasy option in a Week 15 game against the Las Vegas Raiders. Johnston had a big game last week, putting up 91 yards in an ugly Chargers loss. He seemed to be the first read on a lot of plays from new Chargers starting quarterback
Easton Stick, but the drop in talent from
Justin Herbert (finger) to Stick is a sky dive without a parachute. Johnston could put up WR3 numbers this week, but his upside is so limited in this offense that he's more of a mid-range WR4.
--David A Marcillo - RotoBallerSource: RotoBaller
10 months agoLos Angeles Chargers running back
Joshua Kelley is not an appealing fantasy asset in most leagues for a Week 15 game against the Las Vegas Raiders. There were rumors before last week's game that the Chargers may have a backfield competition, but that never happened, as
Austin Ekeler retained his starting role and Joshua Kelley retained his role as the struggling backup and change-of-pace option. Kelley should not be started in Week 15 and can remain on the waiver wire in most leagues.
--David A Marcillo - RotoBallerSource: RotoBaller
10 months agoLos Angeles Chargers running back
Austin Ekeler has a good matchup in a Week 15 game against the Las Vegas Raiders. Ekeler figures to be the focus of whatever offense the Chargers can put together with
Easton Stick starting at quarterback in place of the injured
Justin Herbert (finger). Ekeler scored a touchdown and combined for 100 total yards in the Week 14 loss, and now gets a Raiders defense ranked 27th against opposing running backs. His upside is limited by what will likely be an offense that struggles to do much, but the matchup is still good enough to make Ekeler a high-end RB2.
--David A Marcillo - RotoBallerSource: RotoBaller
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